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Attendance Procedure Bell

Attendance is a vital aspect of student success in high school…

Parents/guardians are asked to notify the attendance office
the day before or by 9:00 a.m. on the date of the absence.
913.780.7866

The following may be recognized as excused absences:

Personal illness

Serious illness or death of a member of the family or close friend

Obligatory religious observances of the students’ own faith

Participation in a school-approved student activity

Verified physician or dentist appointments

Court appearances

Emergency situations requiring immediate action

An absence which has been requested in writing and approved
in advance by the building administration

In-school and out-of-school suspensions

Tardies

  • A student is tardy if he/she arrives to class within 10 minutes of the start of class. A student is recorded as absent if he/she is more than 10 minutes late to class.
  • You may access your child’s attendance/tardies through Parent Access, which is updated daily.

1st hour:
A 1-minute warning bell rings to help students arrive to class on time. Students report directly to their 1st hour class. Teachers address 1st hour tardies in the following manner:
            Tardy 1—warning
            Tardy 2—warning and parent contact encouraged
            Tardy 3—25-minute detention and parent contact
            Tardy 4—Referral to office (50-minute detention assessed)

2nd-7th hours:
A 1-minute warning bell rings to help students arrive to class on time. Any student not arriving to class on time must report to the tardy table.

For Tardy #1-5, the student is given an Admit to Class slip. Teachers have been instructed not to allow students into class late without an Admit from the Tardy Table.

For Tardy #6-9, the student is escorted directly to ISS for the duration of that hour.

For Tardy #10-14, the student is assigned a Seminar ISS.

For Tardy #15 and on, the student will receive an Admit to Class slip and 1 day ISS.



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